“Eventually Maria mentioned that she had touched on some subject or other in a biography that she had written about Emily Carr some years ago. The proverbial light bulb went off in my head. ‘So you must be Maria Tippett?’ I ventured. I can still recall the look on her face – an attractive combination of pride, humility, and pleasant surprise – as she nodded in confirmation. ‘I’m an historian myself and a fan of your work,’ I continued admiringly. She smiled and accepted the compliment gracefully.” Curator and historian Ben Clinton-Baker recalls his meeting and friendship with the late renowned cultural historian Maria Tippett, who passed away one year ago.